&female; Sierra

What does Sierra mean?

Sierra[sier-ra] as a girls' name is pronounced see-ERR-ah. It is of Spanish origin, and the meaning of Sierra is "saw". Place name for the western mountains. Other geographical names are Savannah and Mesa. The name is also associated with environmental concerns due to the Sierra Club.

How popular is Sierra?

Sierra is a very popular first name for females (#1006 out of 4276, Top 24%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#1227 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Demographics)

Sierra was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak position of #49 in the U.S. in the year 1999, and is presently at #408. (Top Baby Names, 2015)

Which version is better?

with its variant forms and related girl names. Ciara(#757 from current records), Ciera, Cierra(#1864), Savannah(#38), Siera and Tierra are the prominent related forms of Sierra (#408 from current records). These relations of Sierra were popular 16 years ago (median #435) and have become significantly less common since (#1295, 52.5% less usage), with versions such as Ciara becoming less trendy. Savannah is the most chic girl name among these.